On one cold morning in February when I was only about 14 years old, I got on a plane in Baltimore, Maryland where I met my cousin Lauri. She was one of my favorite cousins, because she was a little older than me, but around my age, and she was really into sports. I never really actually skied with her, but I knew she was a good skier because she won a few races on a ski team. At that time I was like everyone else. I always figured I was better than girls at sports, and when I saw her at the air port I wasn't really worried about being out-skied by her. She was a short girl, probably around 5 feet tall. She had short brown hair, and was of a medium build. She looked fairly athletic, and the first thing she said was, "So, you going to race me tomorrow?" I started to laugh, being a little cocky fourteen year old, and said, "You don't stand a chance." Already I was going into compe

it was silly to think that she couldn't beat me just because she was a girl. I mean I can honestly say that she didn't just beat me by luck, she completely annihilated me. It wasn't even close. We went back to the lodge, where we were to meet my Uncle for lunch at one o'clock, and she bragged about what she had done for hours. From that point on I have respected women's abilities to do things, and am very cautious when it comes to playing any type of sport against my cousin.

that, I jumped out of my bed and was dressed in a flash. We got to the slopes around noon, and the snow was perfect for a race. It was nice and fresh, and was very packed down, which made it very slippery. We took the lift up to the top of Devil's Run. This was a black diamond trail, which means that it's for experienced skiers only. When we got to the top, I jokingly said, "Are you sure you want to do this?" She said, "Of course, are you scared or something?" I just laughed, and skied to the edge of the hill. We lined ourselves up and counted to three. We took off down the slope at extremely high speeds. I got a very good jump on her at the start, and thought I was pulling away. The trail we were on took about 15 minutes total to get to the bottom, so it was a very long race. We were now about a quarter of the way down the mountain, when I looked over my shoulder. She was gaining on me quick, so I crouched down and tried to go as fast as I possibly could. As we reached the half-way point, she was right behind me, and I was getting very nervous. I kept looking behind me which almost made me fall as I hit a patch of ice. By the time we were about three quarters of the way down the slope she was about five feet ahead of me and pullin

Some common words found in the essay are:
Devil's Run, Jupiter Bowl, Baltimore Maryland, Pet Detective, , City Utah, Tom Lauri's, Stereotype Central, International Airport, Denver Colorado, salt lake, city utah, lake city, women looked, looked inferior, women looked inferior, salt lake city,
Approximate Word count = 1170
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)